Permit applications, notification/reporting forms (and others) are available to complete and submit online at Online forms - drugs and poisons regulations
Matters that relate to many health practitioners
Possession and storage (S4 and S8 poisons)
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Refrigerated storage for Schedule 8 medicines (in Victoria)
docx 143.37 KB
Supply, administration and recording (S4 and S8 poisons)
docx 144.88 KB
Prescribing - requirements for health practitioners
docx 149.03 KB
Criteria for lawful prescriptions (in Victoria)
docx 146.84 KB
All reasonable steps and other key terms - requirements for health practitioners
docx 147.37 KB
Schedule 2 and 3 poisons (OTC medicines)
docx 145.25 KB
Medical practitioners
Medical practitioners - key requirements in Victoria
docx 148.6 KB
Schedule 8 treatment permits - requirements in Victoria
docx 151.6 KB
Psychostimulants - special Schedule 8 poisons for ADHD and narcolepsy
docx 149.49 KB
Treating a drug-dependent person - key requirements in Victoria
docx 150.98 KB
Oxycodone tamper-resistant tablets
docx 148.35 KB
Pharmacists
Pharmacists (interventions and reporting requirements)
docx 136.13 KB
Dispensing medicines
docx 144.25 KB
Managing Schedule 8 poisons
docx 140.03 KB
Issues relating to SafeScript
docx 141.61 KB
Pharmacotherapy self-assessment - for pharmacists providing ORT
docx 81.27 KB
Supply to residential aged care
docx 146.42 KB
Nurses and midwives
Nurses and midwives - key requirements in Victoria
docx 151.49 KB
Nurse practitioners - key requirements in Victoria
docx 151.77 KB
Health service providers
Drugs of dependence guidance
pdf 183.62 KB
Application for a condition on a Victorian health service permit relating to standing orders
docx 211.49 KB
Other registered health practitioners
Dental practitioners - key requirements in Victoria
docx 143.31 KB
Optometrists (and orthoptists) - key requirements in Victoria
docx 141.56 KB
Podiatrists - key requirements in Victoria
docx 141.63 KB
Veterinary practitioners - key requirements in Victoria
docx 149.71 KB
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